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Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer Front Row Motorsports, despite the name, has never started a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from the front row. In their history, they have one career win which came last year at Talladega Superspeedway with David Ragan. The super speedways of NASCAR are the great equalizer. The rule of thumb is […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer When trying to pick a fantasy roster for a restrictor plate tracks, you’re almost better off throwing all of the names on the entry list into a hat and picking at random. With restrictor plate being the most open races on the schedule in terms of competitiveness, it is truly anyone’s […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer There may be no event on the Sprint Cup schedule that has had more issues in recent years than Kentucky Speedway. From the overall debacle that was the inaugural race in 2011 to Saturday night’s lack-luster crowd, it hasn’t been easy for Kentucky Speedway in their short tenure on the schedule. […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer If you wanted a chance to win Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, you better have been driving a Team Penske Ford. The night started out with an all Team Penske front row, with Brad Keselowski on the pole and Joey Logano starting alongside. From the outset of the […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer Kevin Harvick referred to Kentucky Speedway as a “frustrating place to race” in his post-race interview after Friday night’s Nationwide race. Maybe that’s because he hasn’t won at the track since the inaugural Nationwide race at the track in June,2001 or maybe it was because of the long night he had […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer Since NASCAR introduced the new “knockout qualifying” format this season, seemingly no team has figured it out better than Team Penske. Both Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano have been among the best qualifiers in the Cup Series thus far, with Keselowski leading the series in most front-row starts. It was no […]

Brian Wiggins, Senior Writer Rinse, lather, and repeat. That’s been the routine for Kyle Busch whenever he jumps behind the wheel of his No.51 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series. Entering Thursday night’s race at Kentucky Speedway, Busch had won all four races he had attempted this season in trucks. After winning the […]

By: Kyle Taraska, Contributing Writer As we approach the July 4th holiday, is it too early to start thinking about the Chase? I say not. The season has really started to take shape after the conclusion of sixteen races. Drivers are now starting to win multiple times as our most recent winner Carl Edwards tamed […]